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My AI checks my YNAB budget before I buy things

She set up an AI that can look at her YNAB budget. When she is out and asks if she can buy something, it checks the budget and tells her if it fits.

How it works

  1. Sets up an AI with access to her YNAB budget
  2. Asks it 'Can I buy this?' while out
  3. The bot checks the budget and answers

Why it’s worth knowing

Her budget answers back while she shops. She asks the bot if she can buy something and it checks the real numbers in YNAB before she decides.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on bsky.app. See the original ↗

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